It’s Time for the Oscars to Take Horror Seriously

In the nearly 100 years since the Oscars debuted, a grand total of seven horror movies (now including The Substance) have been nominated for Best Picture. Only 1991's The Silence of the Lambs-which is also a detective story-has won.
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[@chromaticnick]

Horror is one of the most, if not the most, powerful genres and has featured some of the best performances. Toni Collette's snub for Hereditary was egregious. I hope Demi Moore wins this year, she was incredible in The Substance. I hope that with the growing renewed critical acclaim horror has been receiving in the past few years it moves away from getting nominated for Oscars only for movies that transcend the genre (like Get Out and The Substance) and gets featured regularly in the major awards nominations.

[@fransciscoo]

Naomi in Smile 2 gave an outsdanding perfomance

[@alecmiller6066]

It drives me crazy that her performance was completely ignored

[@AVeryStableGenuis]

I'm not even a fan of those movies but she smashed it! There's no way that she got unrecognised for that. It was a solid performance.

[@SantiagoJaramillo-u7f]

I just watched it and her performance blew me away.

[@khun_le]

100% agree. Her performance was one of my favourites of 2024.

[@MarcosIsABaritone]

Incredible!

[@hugolewis4896]

The 4 performances you mentioned that were snubbed are literally the performances that I was thinking of in my head. Oscar worthy performances for sure. Hope when Demi wins she mentions them. Kinda like they walked so she could run. Rooting for the substance all the way.

[@MarcosIsABaritone]

The Academy dismissing "Pearl" and Mia Goth's performance therein was the last straw for me. Especially after they all knew and were put on notice after they royally screwed up in not recognizing Toni Collette in "Hereditary."

[@oliver_liew]

Toni Collete absolutely deserved an Oscar for her performance in Hereditary. One of the best performerances in a movie PERIOD.

[@NeilA24-u6w]

Preach

[@adagiobreeze8493]

Tilda Swinton was really good in Suspiria (2018) and We need to talk about Kevin

[@Pop-RnB-JoJo]

You forgot John Goodman in 10 Cloverfield Lane he almost got nominated as he was in the top 10 supporting actor category during that time.

[@rhythmoriented]

So pleased to see horror films starting to see their rightful place as respected cinema by both fans AND those in the film industry. Nosferatu’s tech nominations and the above-the-line love given to The Substance are great signs of that. Here’s to hoping Demi Moore is honored in order to speak to the power of her film and horror as a genre to jar, inspire,influence and of course entertain us.

[@travisspazz1624]

My favorite horror performance in 2024 was Nell Tiger Free in The First Omen.

[@manuelbello5806]

Songs of Smile snubbed for Best Original Song

[@littlesewingmachine]

90' of standing ovation! 100% agreed on every single thought you shared🙏

[@WindowSeatSay]

Naomi Scott in Smile 2. Nell Tiger Free in The First Omen. YES.

[@pb.j.1753]

I always make a personal list of performances on my Letterboxd. My top 3 females of 2024 are all horror lol: Lily-Rose Depp, Sophie Thatcher, Naomi Scott

[@spiderguy418]

The genre should ALWAYS have been taken seriously. Mia Goth should have been nominated and possibly WON for Pearl. And the makeup in X was Oscar-worthy, just to name 2 recent examples.

[@mariahdoublem]

I literally just had this conversation with my sister. Hollywood does not respect horror! Most actors use horror as a stepping stone.

[@HandsomeMalcolmcats]

Or going back to it when they want to spread their range

[@diegogonzalez8506]

They were playing Smile 2 at my job during break and for that entire hour I was there EVERYONE in that room was glued to the screen Naomi Scott was phenomenal in that film and she'll win an oscar for best actress in my heart.

[@hugolewis4896]

Also with the exception of Rosemary's Baby, you could argue the other mentioned winning performances were more psychological thrillers than horrors. Though I understand the intersection between the two and blurring of genre lines.

[@johnargote-rodriguez1025]

Naomi Scott in Smile 2 was absolutely incredible. The role of Skye Riley asked so much from a performer and Scott delivered a very vulnerable and intense performance, she knew when to be subtle and when to crank it to 1000. I really think she gave the best performance from an actress in 2024.

[@stevenkalocinski]

You wanna talk snubs? Let's talk about James McAvoy for Split.

[@beaufonville4454]

It's also time for the Oscars to take *Animation* seriously as well!

[@sumeetkumarbordoloi4512]

@@beaufonville4454 Animations do get the nominations unlike the horror

[@EmilioBello-q6k]

And documentary movies too

[@beaufonville4454]

@EmilioBello-q6k Oh absolutely!

[@EmilioBello-q6k]

@@beaufonville4454 many of them deserved multiple nominations

[@oscarfun100]

I'm not sure what people mean when they say they want the Academy to take Animation seriously. I love animation so much, it has 2 categories at the Oscars and some animated feature got into the Best Picture category as well. But how they Academy should take Animation more seriously?

[@stephenjacewicz4594]

I mean they are starting to again with The Substance but they got to do even better.

[@Between2_worlds]

I love this video because you are absolutely right. Horror is rarely recognised at Awards shows.

[@walkmonkey7]

The Oscars really only takes dramas and war movies seriously.

[@EmilioBello-q6k]

The Black Phone should have got those nominations including Best Actor for Mason Thames and Best Supporting Actress for Madeline McGraw

[@burnt-croissants]

Mia Goth for Pearl, Toni Colette for Hereditary, Naomi Scott for Smile 2, Lily-Rose Depp for Nosferatu. Notice how all the snubs are of women too? I’m hoping Demi Moore wins for The Substance but the Oscars need to take horror as a genre seriously, not just the occasional film that transcends the genre. Horror is the genre that currently has some the best performances, innovative and breathtaking cinematography and nuanced storytelling.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Naomi Scott was utterly magnifying in Smile 2, was not expecting her performance to be such an intense yet tragic one-man-show as it turned out to be. I mean there’s plenty of scream-and-shout performances, this was way more than that, I love how much you could read from her expressions and the layering of the amount of stress the character was going through on top of past trauma, grief, sadness, frustration. She really made the film

[@HandsomeMalcolmcats]

“It’s Time for the Oscars to take horror seriously” They did… Emily Perez got 13 noms 😂

[@11briize]

2024 was CRAZY GOOD for Horror too! Like what else do they need to see?? Late Night with The Devil, Smile 2, Occult, I saw the TV Glow, and Blink Twice should've all been nominated for something!

[@medjosmann8168]

Infinity Pool was also largely dismissed

[@matthewplampton955]

And then when horror/thriller performances have been nominated and created some of the most iconic characters of all time they lost to very mediocre films. Sigourney in Aliens, Rosamund in Gone Girl, and Carey in Promising Young Woman.

[@Semper_Iratus]

Why bother? Money is all that counts. 😊

[@romanxxxxyoutube]

Naomi Scott was amazing in Smile 2

[@dennisang1432]

Thank you TIME!

[@otrootroyo]

Honestly, horror movies don't need the Oscars: the Oscars need horror movies.

[@iamshotty]

What goes around comes around. the Oscars ignore the genre of Horror, now the people have stopped WATCHING or caring about the Oscars. I have not watched it for a few years now for that reason, and many other despicable reasons.

[@InYourHeadChangedMan]

A lot of the genres are overlooked, if a film is good it's good no matter if it's Action, comedy, horror, anime etc Oscars are a snobby kind of awards ceremony anyway

[@porororo2023]

GIVE WILLA FITZGERALD HER FLOWERS

[@pb.j.1753]

Toni Collette was nominated for The Sixth Sense, Sigourney Weaver for Aliens

[@shadowhunter8571]

I agree! Toni should have won .

[@BrightSkies7]

in my mind if any movie was to win an oscar it was midsommar. Out of hundreds of oscar worthy horror movies i could of sworn that THAT movie was one that would have everything the people in the academy like to nominate. like it is oscar coded as hell and still because its horror it's not valid enough. like truly that movie feels like it would have oscar people clambering at it but the fact that it got 0 recognition is just more proof that the oscars are rigged and dont care about what is actually the best but what will make more money

[@Roman888]

I would barely count "Black Swan" as horror, it was more of a psychological thriller.

[@emiliobello2538]

They should also take animated movies, documentaries, Indian movies, Thai movies, Korean movies other than Parasite, movies about health and medicine like Contagion and Super Size Me, movies about autism and neurodiversity, African movies, movies from China, movies from Portugal or practically from any Portuguese speaking country, getting closer with I’m Still Here. Oh yeah and so much more movies need to be taken seriously at Oscars

[@timmybus21]

if they dont recognise such a big part of cinema why do you respect their opinion?

[@pdzombie1906]

The Oscars were created to keep the guilds from striking. Then they turned into a popularity contest, and now they're just a platform for virtue signaling. Horror doesn't need the Oscars, the Oscars need to understand the cultural significance and importance of horror...

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

Silence of the Lambs isn't even really a horror film.

[@brianburgess3231]

Do you mean like the horror of tRump V2.0?

[@Semper_Iratus]

Willy browns mistress is what again? 😊

[@brianburgess3231]

@Semper_Iratus you got it, tRump

[@tallspicy]

It is like watching a psychological horror movie for sure. Or maybe a zombie movie 😂

[@hugolewis4896]

I'm stunned you have found a way to turn this video/ comment section into a Trump indictment. Truly deranged behaviour.

[@salomonsarmiento6274]

Someone give an Oscar to Naomi Scott

[@phmlsp]

It's time for the Oscars to take Latin America Seriously.

[@ademdemirci88]

Why do you take the Oscars seriously?

[@MYSTERIOMUSIK]

At this point, is an Oscar even worth much? We all know its a hollow award voted on by out of touch fogies.

[@sirleo5103]

Smile 2 didn't receive a single nomination, yet, it was better than a lot of the shit movies nominated this year like The Substance and A Real Pain.

[@earthbound8330]

Naomi Scott deserves a nom honestly

[@Trump-rv4nz]

Who needs the Oscar’s anyway

[@dr.pcseerhealer9755]

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[@AlanSmithee5150]

Then why watch and comment on an Oscar award video anyway.. 🤔

[@moondoggy02116]

The low brow stigma was well earned. You named a lot of good films and performances, but the best remembered horror films of the 80s were garbage. Don’t blame the Academy for what the genre did to itself.

[@neotanveer]

What an annoying voice

[@AVeryStableGenuis]

Umm... Rude

[@oscarfun100]

@@AVeryStableGenuis Rude, but true. This is the official YT channel of Time magazine, right? And they have a nice lady in front of a white wall and switch (lol) with a horrible video quality from the 2000 msn days, reading the text in a monotone voice. No gurl, no.

[@stvnsvids]

@@oscarfun100 fair enough...LOL

[@harmie1743]

⁠@@oscarfun100 I don’t think it’s that deep. Look at the view count, right now it’s about 8k after being viewed after a couple days. Big companies like Time have KZbin channels to post different types of content, but that’s doesn’t mean it all have to match up as if it was being broadcasted on TV. This is clearly an informal little video (it’s literally 3 and a half minutes it’s not some journal piece) and I don’t think there is anything wrong with a lower quality video being intercut between video clips. She still speaks professionally and gives an informative short video. Though I do agree her voice is a little monotone and she’s probably reading from the article in the description box of the video

[@BrightSkies7]

Please stop and consider was this really a necessary thing to say? i ask you to please think before you post. If your intention is to be constructive please elaborate with reasoning, not with hate